Industry-Leading Speakers
There are many interconnected elements that make up the Cloud—and an all-star roster of expert speakers will guide you through them.
Highlight Speakers
Legends are coming to CloudFest Global to help you think outside the box and bring fresh insights to your business strategy. When you need to change the game, it’s best to learn from proven game-changers like these. This is who commanded the stage in 2026: we can’t wait to reveal who you’ll meet in 2027!
Ram Mohan
Chief Strategy Officer
Identity Digital
United States
Reese Tuttle
Threat Researcher
AP2T Labs
United States
Ralph Echemendia
Founder
The Ethical Hacker
Spain
David Cattler
Founder and Principal
Ironhelm Works
United States
Radia Perlman
Fellow
Dell Technologies
United States
Jesse Tuttle
Hacker
AP2T Labs
United States
Brewster Kahle
Founder and Digital Librarian
Internet Archive
United States
Rebecca Hinds
Author
Your Best Meeting Ever
United States
Roger Rohatgi
Chief AI Officer
Chai
United States
Key Theme for 2027
Expert Speakers: The Leading Voices in the Cloud
Set yourself up to profit from the insights of these recognized industry leaders—and learn from them directly in focused masterclasses. CloudFest Global brings you meaningful conversations, daring ideas, and insights that move your bottom line. These experts shared their deep pool of knowledge in 2026: soon we’ll reveal the 2027 lineup!
Tom Webb
VP Product Innovation
Team Internet
United Kingdom

Andreas-Joachim Peters
EOS Storage Project Lead – CERN
CERN
Switzerland
Dominik Graef
Team Lead – Channel
AvePoint
Germany

Ulrich Seibold
Vice President, WW HPE Service Providers and ISV’s
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Germany
Tim Switzer
Vice President, Business Affairs
Public Interest Registry
United States

Isao Yamamoto
Chief Specialist, SSD Division
KIOXIA Corporation
Japan

Vito Peleg
CEO
Atarim
United Kingdom
Alexander Karls
Senior Security Consultant
ITventive AG
Germany
Rene Oldenbeuving
SVP Sales Group.one & COO Benelux
Group.one
Netherlands

Phil Cutrone
SVP & GM Service Providers, OEM Solutions, and Telco Infrastructure Server Business
HPE
United States

Onno Kreuzinger
VP Infrastructure
Blackwall
Estonia

Olivier Dobberkau
President
TYPO3 Association
Switzerland

Lex ten Veen
EVP Strategic Partnerships
Uberall
Netherlands
Darren Chan
Senior Solutions Architect
Digital Realty
United Kingdom

Stef Wright
CEO
Leafcloud
Netherlands
Paul Sultana
Technical Specialist for Sales Department
WEDOS

Matteo Occhi
Field Application Engineer
Kingston Technology Europe Co LLP
United Kingdom

Jordan Yerman
Senior Copywriter and Content Lead
CloudFest
Canada

Jaume Freixa
Founder & CEO
Jaumatic
Spain
Liza Newell
Storyteller
Stories from the Well of Life
United States
Antoine Coetsier
COO and co-founder
Exoscale
Switzerland
Bernhard Schimpl
Alliance Director
NVIDIA
Austria
Ebrahim Keshavarz
Senior Vice President, Marketing, Product, and Channel Management
Verisign

Juergen Domnik
Founder and CEO
JuDoCon
Germany
Daphne Monro
Head of Website and Content
Hosting.com
United Kingdom
Sascha Nemeth
COO
HEJUBA GmbH
Germany
Lauro Rizzatti
Technical MKTG
VSORA
United States

Sebastian Overhage
Managing Director | Co-Founder
utilacy GmbH
Germany
Anton Skornas
Head of Product
Blackwall
Estonia


Christian Jaeger
CEO
CloudFest
Germany

Oded Ouaknine
CRO
Duda
United States

Paul Hoecherl
Technologist DataCenter Member of the CTO Organization
Lenovo
Germany

Sarah Chen Lin
Regional Marketing Manager, EMEA & APAC
MiTAC Computing
Taiwan

Sandra Kurze
COO / CMO
Greyd GmbH
Germany

Stefan Schäfer
Head of Marketing Central & Eastern Europe
OVHcloud
Germany

Raquel Manriquez
Founder/Owner
WonderlandCurious
United States
Rahul Bansal
Founder & CEO
rtCamp
India
Daniel Menzel
Managing Director
Menzel IT GmbH
Germany
Jeff Wittich
Chief Product Officer
Ampere Computing
United States

Stephan Dietl
Channel Sales Director DACH
H3C Technologies with ABSOLUT Distribution
Germany

Rafael Biermann
CTO
Hardwareluxx Media
Germany
Arlindo Vogli
Senior Solution Manager
ZTE Deutschland GmbH
Germany

Ilya Zyuzyukin
Global Partnership Officer
Ispmanager

Sean Varley
Chief Evangelist, VP of Business Development
Ampere Computing
United States

Carlos Rego
VP of Product
WebPros
Portugal

Mark Weisbrod
CEO
Greyd GmbH
Germany

Adrien Mercier
Founder
OCCT / OCBASE
France
Michael Wu
GM & President
Phison Technology Inc
United States

Stephen Nyhan
Director of Sales Engineering
Sectigo
Ireland

Simon McCalla
CEO – Domains
Team Internet
United Kingdom

Marco Hoffmann
COO / Managing Director
OpusDNS GmbH
Germany

Giedrius Zakaitis
Chief Product Officer
Hostinger
Lithuania
Ivan Milenkovic
VP of Cyber Risk Technology
Qualys
United Kingdom

Lino Brenner
Security Expert / Developer / Freelancer
byteinspect
Germany
Ditlev Bredahl
CEO and Co-Founder
hosted·ai
Malta

Nithin Das Haridas
Regional Presales Manager
ManageEngine
India

Arto Minasyan
Co-Founder & President
10Web.io
United States
Kamal Bhatt
Head of Value Driven Software Delivery
STORDIS GmbH
Germany

Dima Tsaripa
NVIDIA Alliance Manager in HPE
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Germany

Soner Emec
Head of AI Strategy & Ecosystem Development
Yorizon
Germany

Event Tickets
Community Pass
Only for CloudFest’s core audience of CSPs, hosters, MSPs, enterprise IT, web agencies, and WordPress developers.
- Welcome to the friendliest and most engaged community in the industry!
- Access to the entire CloudFest Global venue at Europa-Park
- Access to all main party networking events
- Event bag with CloudFest Global documentation
- Attendee in Keynote, Breakout, Masterclass tracks, and Exhibition Hall
- Free shuttle from Offenburg Central Station to Rust and back
- Participation in State of the Cloud survey
VIP Pass
Only for CloudFest’s core audience of CSPs, hosters, MSPs, enterprise IT, web agencies, and WordPress developers.
- All benefits from the Community Pass
- Chauffeured luxury car service between venues and EP hotels
- Exclusive high-level networking events
- Hotel VIP treatment and concierge service (Book your hotel separately)
- Access to VIP Lounge
- Special lunch restaurant with gourmet catering
Vendor Pass
This pass is for professionals who sell to CloudFest’s core audience.
- Access to the entire CloudFest Global venue at Europa-Park
- Access to all main party networking events
- Event bag with CloudFest Global documentation
- Attendee in Keynote, Breakout, Masterclass tracks, and Exhibition Hall
- Catering, including lunch and coffee breaks
- Free shuttle from Offenburg HBF to Rust and back
- The ability to book 1on1 Meeting Tables
- Badge scanning to create downloadable lead lists with your smartphone
- Inclusion in a dedicated Vendor Register so attendees can find and connect with the vendors they want to meet
Vendor VIP Pass
This pass is for professionals who sell to CloudFest’s core channel.
- All benefits from the Vendor Pass
- Chauffeured luxury car service between venues and EP hotels
- Exclusive high-level networking events
- Hotel VIP treatment and concierge service (Book your hotel separately)
- Access to VIP Lounge
- Special lunch restaurant with gourmet catering
